The Seventh Circuit ruled that harms suffered by Cook County, IL, as a result of BofA’s lending practices were not proximate enough to the alleged injurious behavior to count as violations of the Fair Housing Act.
The CFPB said several nonbanks that have come under its oversight following a procedural rule issued in November 2022 are cooperating with the agency to iron out compliance problems before it’s too late.
A CFPB proposal to set ability-to-repay requirements for PACE lending has support from mortgage lenders. However, PACE lenders and eight Republican state attorneys general have warned the proposal would lead to the end of PACE lending.
CFPB won’t appeal Ocwen judgment; former CFPB senior counsel launches law firm; new appraisal standards will be available in print as well as digital format.
In recent amicus briefs, the bureau argued that statutes of limitations are subject to equitable tolling and a loan’s exposure to the Truth in Lending Act is not based solely on contractual language.
The bureau initiated 32 fair lending investigations in 2022. The most common issue leading to supervisory communication was related to mortgage origination underwriting policies and guidelines.
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The CFPB’s latest regulatory agenda included a new larger-participant rule for consumer payments markets. The CFPB is also working on mortgage servicing reforms.
The CFPB and five other federal agencies issued a joint proposed rule aiming to set quality control standards for the use of automated valuation models. Separately, regulators issued proposed guidance for reconsiderations of value.